Shafaq Abdullah
InvestorScout at LvlUp Ventures
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Shafaq Abdullah is Founding Managing GP at AI Earth Fund (Panoramik), focusing on climate solutions and sustainable business models aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, he built and scaled the AI startup Insnap, a mobile personalization platform, to $300 million in revenue before its acquisition by a direct-to-consumer brand. He also founded Parkonomik, which addresses urban parking utilization through partnerships with local restaurants and municipalities, and later expanded into Shoponomik, a circular economy delivery infrastructure platform.
Experience
- AI Earth Fund (Panoramik)Founding Managing GPcurrent2026 — presentYokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- AI Infrastucture and Earth Fund (Panoramik)Founder & Managing General Partnercurrent2018 — presentLos Angeles County, California, United States
- Shoponomik | LaunchPad Seed Fund Elemental ImpactFounder and CEO - Smart Last-Mile Circular Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities2021 — 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- LvlUp VenturesVenture Scout2022 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
- ParkonomikFounder and CEO- Parkonomik- Smart Parking for Sustainable Cities2017 — 2024El Segundo, CA
- Twine DataAdvisor2018 — 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- The Honest CompanyDirector Data Infrastructure & Analytics2016 — 2017Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Insnap acquired by The Honest CompanyCoFounder & CTO2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- GREE, Inc.Principal Engineer - Data Engineering2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay area
- Zenprise (acquired by Citrix)Principal Enigneer/ Director, Software2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- Stealth startupCofounding CTO2011San Francisco Bay Area
- Sony EricssonIndependent Software Consultant2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- NokiaSr. Research and Development Engineer2007 — 2009Mt. View, California
- NokiaLead Developer/Dev Manager2005 — 2007Helsinki, Finland
- Tampere University of TechnologyResearch Analyst2004 — 2005Tampere, Finland
Education
- Tampere University of Technology 1965-2018Master's Degree, Machine Learning2003 — 2007
- University of Engineering and Technology, LahoreBachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical (Computer Engineering)1998 — 2002
Skills & more
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Financial ModelingRisk ModelingMobile ApplicationsSoftware EngineeringMobile DevicesAndroidLinuxSSLMobile TechnologyCloud ComputingArchitectureLanguages Arabic · English · Finnish · Urdu
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Same school
Also attended Tampere University of Technology 1965-20187
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Also attended University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore2
Shared employers
Also worked at LvlUp Ventures27
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Also worked at GREE, Inc.7
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Also worked at Sony Ericsson8
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Also worked at Nokia140
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